Tulip Tree Creamery, an artisan cheese company based in Indianapolis, has achieved international recognition with its Nightshade cheese winning a Super Gold Award at the 2024-2025 World Cheese Awards in Viseu, Portugal.

The prestigious award places Nightshade among the top 2% of cheeses globally, as only 104 Super Golds were awarded out of 4,786 entries from 47 countries. This accolade highlights the quality and craftsmanship of Tulip Tree Creamery’s products.

In addition to the Super Gold Award, Tulip Tree Creamery’s other cheeses also received accolades at the World Cheese Awards. Queen Anne’s Lace earned a Silver, while Milkweed and Trillium each took home a Bronze.

Tulip Tree Creamery has introduced two new cheeses: Blazing Star, a young cheddar, and Marigold, a Latin-inspired cheese with Mexican spices.

A recent grant has enabled the company to acquire new machinery that cuts cheese into pieces, facilitating sales to smaller retailers across the United States.

The creamery is actively involved in community events and national shows, participating in fundraisers like REV and Zoobilation, as well as industry events such as The National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago and the Fancy Food Show in New York City.

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The Partnership for a Healthier America has launched the Good Good Food campaign in Indianapolis, aiming to increase access to fresh, healthy food.

The effort kicked off with a midweek event on Monument Circle, marking Indianapolis as part of a coalition to double the consumption of produce by 2030.

As part of the launch, PHA awarded $10,000 grants to eight local organizations in Indianapolis to help provide access to fresh fruits and vegetables.

The grants are slated to support a variety of initiatives, including produce credits for families in need and technical assistance for local groups.

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Bearing a bumper crop of basil, rosemary, and sage, Community Health Registered Dietician Carole Corder delivers a savory message: Eat more herbs and spices.

Corder contends there are several benefits from her spicy suggestions. The first upside is added flavor without the dangers of salt, the most popular seasoning.

Many herbs and spices carry powerful benefits for the body. “Herbs are high in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, and antioxidants,” she explained. “We’re all looking for ways to reduce the effects of stress in our lives -the negative effects- and adding herbs to our foods is one way to do it. So they’re very strong and powerful antioxidants.”

Corder loves fresh herbs and encourages growing them, but she says dried store-bought versions are fine, too, and carry similar health benefits.

She also says recipes do not need to be complicated to deliver positive health effects.

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